Communications

Ms Carmen Chan and  Ms Catherine Tai, our school nurses are on duty every day.

Our nurses will call you should immediate contact with the first listed emergency contact regarding an injury or illness. In an emergency situation, if no contact is made, a call will be made to the second named contact. Repeat calls will continue until contact is made.

To help us monitor health trends across the school, our nurse also calls home if a child is absent. Please help us by making sure you contact the school office first thing in the morning if your child is unwell and not coming in to at school.

The school holds emergency contact and health details for all pupils. Parents are asked to modify their child’s contact and medical information on the Gateway whenever necessary. Gateway sign in can be accessed through the school website. Login information is issued to all parents. Please contact the school office if you have any difficulties accessing the site.

Childhood allergies are increasingly common. Please ensure that your child’s medical information is up to date on Gateway. If your child suffers from any allergy we would be grateful if you made contact with the school nurse to talk through their needs.

The school has clear emergency evacuation procedures which are practised regularly.

Due to the large number of children with food allergies we do not allow food sharing in school. Parents are asked to be mindful of this and not to send in any sort of food for sharing with others.  KJS operates a no nut policy – please remember that peanut butter and Nutella both contain nuts.

At KJS we actively promote healthy living. We believe that a balanced lifestyle not only keeps us fit and healthy but that it is also fundamental to ensure optimum learning for us all.

BE ACTIVE:

We must eat healthily and include daily physical activity so switch off the TV and computer and get active. Always start the day off with breakfast followed by a good night’s sleep, this is a sure way for energy for the day and helps you concentrate more. Did you know not only do sports like basketball, netball, tennis etc. help us keep fit but household chores are also ways of keeping active! Ask your children to help hoover, dust or walk the dog…every little helps. Parents, be role models for you children, take the stairs instead of the lift and allow children to be involved in the planning/preparation of meals if possible.

FOOD CHOICES: 

Fresh fruit and vegetables contain many vitamins and nutrients in both to help keep us healthy.

Whole grains deliver vitamin B which helps build muscles and bones.

Water keeps us hydrated and is vital for a healthy body.

Home made food is always best. Processed food usually contains a lot of sugar and salt which is harmful to our bodies. As a general rule, the less packaging the better!

Please make sure that your child’s snacks and lunches are as healthy as possible.

SLEEP:

Establish good sleep routines. Make sure all devices are turned off well before your child’s bed time.

Teach them the importance of sleep.

Air Pollution Policy

The School Nurse maintains the list of students with heart and respiratory problems. Parents are asked to update information about their child as necessary on the Gateway. If the API for the General Station (the upper range figure) exceeds 100 the following procedures will be followed:

http://www.aqhi.gov.hk/en.html

API > 100         Students listed as suffering from heart and respiratory problems are excused from taking part in outside P.E. lessons. These students will go to the library during PE times.

API 100 – 150   Lunch play is shortened for all students. Wet play time duties are followed. Outside PE sessions are moderated.

API 150 – 200 +   Outside play and PE sessions are cancelled.

The school will consult the daily API before all class camps and excursions. A decision will be made by SLT after considering the location and itinerary for each trip.

Heat Index Policy

At times the heat levels in Hong Kong affect our arrangements for outside play. In accordance with the table below we will :

• reduce the length of lunch play/outside PE lesson
• cancel lunch play/outside PE lesson

Telephone calls will be made where immediate contact with a family member is required. A member of staff will call the first named emergency contact as listed. Where no contact is made, a call will then be made to the second named contact. Repeat calls will continue until contact is made.

Inevitably, Hong Kong living means mosquitos can be a problem, particularly in the summer months. The school works hard to ensure that the grounds are clear of any potential mosquito breeding areas and measures are taken daily to reduce the number of mosquitos around school.

In order to avoid discomfort please consider using protecting your child against mosquitos before they come to school.

IMPORTANT: If your child is required to take prescribed medication in school or on camp, you must ensure that a Medical Authorisation Form has been completed and signed by the parent.

Medication_Authorisation_Form

The completed form can be sent by letter to the school nurse or scanned (with a parent’s signature) and emailed to her at the following address: nurse@kjs.edu.hk

For overnight camps all medicines must be handed in to the nurse before the camp by an adult (parent or helper) – not a student.

The medicine must be in the original packaging* and clearly labeled with the following:

a) Student’s name

b) Student’s date of birth

c) Doctor’s name

d) Instructions & expiry date of medicine*

* Medicine that is out of date or decanted into another bottle will not be accepted

In line with ESF policy a full risk assessment is carried about before any camps or excursions from Kowloon Junior School.

Although the school buses are run by private companies there are clear expectations outlined by the school.

Children should:

• line up quickly after school in the appropriate bus line
• listen to the bus chaperones
• take their bag off and put their seatbelt on as soon as they get on to the bus
• remain seated for the entire journey
• treat their bus companions and bus mother with respect
• not eat or drink on the bus
• behave in a sensible manner

The bus companies are asked to keep a log of any issues arising on their bus. This is shared with school every week so that any problems can be followed up accordingly.

We operate a no-hat-no-play system during heat alerts, we also strongly encourage parents to send students into school with a sun hat in order to promote safe sun practice. In summer months parents may wish to apply sun screen to their children before school. We expect children to drink lots of water throughout the day. Their drink bottle can be refilled at the water fountain. All hats and water bottles must be named.

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